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International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology
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Thoughts on Deterrence: Evolution of a Theoretical Perspective

Stephen E. Brown

Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, Tennessee 37614, U.S.A.

Finn-Aage Esbensen

Institute of Behavioral Sciences, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado 80302, U.S.A.

Research on deterrence has proliferated in recent years. This article reviews the development of deterrence thought through four historical epochs, delineating the context and assumptions of each. Theoretical and empirical advance of the last two decades are summarized and critiqued.

International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, Vol. 32, No. 3, 219-232 (1988)
DOI: 10.1177/0306624X8803200306
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